France’s economy minister has warned restaurateurs not to defy lockdown restrictions by opening their premises on Monday, adding that their plight is not “justified” despite the impact Covid-19 has had on the industry. Read Full A...

Online brokerage Robinhood has cut down the list of its restricted stocks, from as many as 50 on Friday to eight starting Monday. Trade in short-squeeze names like GameStop has been limited due to last week’s explosive rallies. Read F...

The internet is a new frontier in conflicts between Russia and the West, one of Moscow’s top politicians has warned, revealing that the country has backup plans to switch off the World Wide Web under exceptional circumstances. Read Fu...

Microsoft is ready to bolster its presence in Australia if Google follows through with a threat to pull its search engine from the country, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. Read Full Article at RT.com

Driven by nationalist zeal in the wake of the 2014 Maidan and continuing political tensions with Russia, Ukrainian authorities are moving to erase more and more of the long shared history between the two East European countries. Read Fu...

French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune has said the country will start receiving vaccines from AstraZeneca next week. Paris had threatened the company with sanctions in a row over supply. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Just hours after revelations emerged regarding his mammoth Barcelona contract, Lionel Messi proved again why he is valued quite so highly as the Argentine ace scored a trademark free-kick to reach a new milestone for the Catalans. Read ...

Like most of Europe, Russia is struggling with a falling birth rate. For Moscow, the problem is compounded by the demographic legacy of World War Two and the disastrous 1990s, but it’s doing reasonably well compared to others. Read Fu...

The Reddit-driven buying frenzy has spilled over into commodities, and the silver market in particular, pushing futures contracts for the precious metal to a five-month high. Read Full Article at RT.com

The UK government has ordered 40 million additional doses of the Valneva vaccine, bringing its total order to 100 million, the French manufacturer has said. The jab is still undergoing early clinical trials. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

The Office of Russia's Prosecutor General has said it will back a request by the country's prison service to imprison opposition figure Alexey Navalny over allegedly breaking the conditions of his probation on several occasions. Read Fu...

An internal review was launched after a police officer was filmed pepper-spraying a minor who was sitting in the back of a patrol car. Police claimed the girl was suicidal and threatened to kill her mother. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of Myanmar’s National League for Democracy Party, has reportedly called on her countrymen to demonstrate against the military’s bid to seize power, following reports of her detention. Read Full Article a...

Washington has demanded the immediate release of government officials in Myanmar after de-facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others were reportedly detained by the military ahead of the first meeting of the new parliament. Read ...

Myanmar’s military has seized power, saying it will be in charge for one year, while declaring a state of emergency due to what it sees as a rigged election won by the party of Aung San Suu Kyi, now reportedly under arrest. Read Full ...

People in Myanmar have reported issues with internet and phone services, and a state-run TV channel was forced to stop broadcasting due to transmission problems amid reports of de-facto Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s arrest. Read F...

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and several high-profile officials have been detained amid rising tensions with the military, Reuters reported, citing spokesman for the ruling National League for Democracy party. Read Full ...

Hedge fund Melvin Capital felt the effects of the buying spree spurred by individual buyers from the r/WallStreetBets subreddit account, with the group losing 53 percent in January. Read Full Article at RT.com

Joe Biden has been slammed from both left and right for not fulfilling at least one campaign promise, getting #BidenLied trending, triggering his supporters to try and hijack the hashtag to distract from the criticism. Read Full Article...

Tensions in a row between AstraZeneca and the EU over vaccine shortages have heightened further as Paris and Berlin said the company should face penalties or even legal action if it turns out it preferred Britons to Europeans. Read Full...

Sir Tom Moore, who was knighted by the Queen for helping to raise millions of pounds to fight the pandemic in the UK, was hospitalised with the coronavirus on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com

A protest in support of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny in the Russian capital took an unusual turn on Sunday, as photos surfaced on social media of police officers detaining somebody dressed like Batman. Read Full Artic...

Bare-knuckle ace Britain Hart has accused Paige VanZant of failing to exert herself in training ahead of her much-anticipated Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut next week - and ominously warned that she will "learn my name". Read ...

Lionel Messi's contract - reputedly the most lucrative of all time for an athlete - has been leaked. For a player with the power to send shockwaves through football, this is one bombshell that deserves little more than a shrug. Read Ful...

Former Arsenal misfit Mesut Ozil has delivered his final word to loudmouth broadcaster Piers Morgan as he flashed a smile and a joke at the outspoken former newspaper editor following his move to top Turkish side Fenerbahce. Read Full A...

According to a new report citing senior North American Treaty Organization (NATO) commanders, coalition forces will not be leaving Afghanistan by May, a deadline Donald Trump hoped to meet as president. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Longtime GOP operative and co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project John Weaver has been accused of sending unsolicited, sexually charged messages to over 20 men, including one who was only 14 when he first made contact. Read Full A...

Public Security Minister Amir Ohana didn’t have the authority to order the delay of coronavirus jabs to Palestinian prisoners, who were in the second priority group to get vaccinated, the Israeli High Court of Justice said. Read Full ...

Thousands of people again took to the streets across Russia on Sunday to call for the release of opposition figure Alexey Navalny. While most were uneventful, some marches spiraled into confrontation between police and protesters. Read ...

Demonstrators staged an unauthorized protest in the Austrian capital, Vienna to show their discontent with the government’s strict lockdown. Police blocked the central Ring Road and sought to disperse the crowd. Read Full Article at R...

Sunday night's WWE Royal Rumble could see the return of two of the most popular female wrestlers of all time, with twin sisters Brie and Nikki Bella – The Bella Twins – teasing a possible appearance at the spectacular. Read Full Art...

NBA fans have been left mystified by Detroit Pistons star Rodney McGruder's fiery end to a thrashing by Golden State Warriors, causing opposition forward Draymond Green to furiously lash out at him in an epic post-game rant. Read Full A...

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has offered words of support to Conor McGregor following his TKO defeat to Dustin Poirier at UFC 257, saying his reaction to defeat will define him, rather than the defeat itself. Read Full Article ...

Americans who voted for President Biden in the November US presidential election expressed their regret at having volunteered for the Democrats, after the administration revealed it would not be giving out $2,000 relief checks. Read Ful...

Republican senators, including Mitt Romney and Susan Collins, sent a letter to Joe Biden on Sunday, requesting a meeting to discuss Covid-19 economic relief – but the attempt at bipartisanship is being eviscerated on social media. Rea...

Mick Schumacher can't wait to enter the Formula 1 fray in 2021, and has said that he'll relish the challenge of working with - and battling against - the sharpest minds in motorsport as part of the Haas F1 team. Read Full Article at RT....

Wes Moore has spent some time patiently explaining online how the charity he heads has nothing to do with a certain stock trading app now hated by many. But there is a happy ending to this case of mistaken identity. Read Full Article at...

A sea of people filled the streets of Jerusalem as thousands of Orthodox Jews paid their last respects to a local rabbi despite the Covid-19 lockdown. The authorities said it was “a funeral that would lead to more funerals.” Read Fu...

At least one large explosion has occurred in Somalia’s capital city Mogadishu. The blast, said to have happened near a popular hotel, was reportedly followed by intense gunfire. Read Full Article at RT.com

Khabib Nurmagomedov was a man in black as he posed for a photo with film favorite Will Smith, inviting the Hollywood megastar to his homeland of Dagestan while calling his UFC-loving friend a "legend" on Instagram. Read Full Article at ...

A man is reportedly in serious condition after dousing himself in petrol and setting himself alight on one of the Russian capital’s main shopping streets on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com

A joke token named after the subreddit that’s leading little investors’ battle against Wall Street, WallStreetBets, has been placed at the top of the rankings on the CoinMarketCap price-tracking website. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Axed Chelsea legend Frank Lampard's claim of a healthy discourse with Russian owner Roman Abramovich has been disputed by a new tale of his tenure, detailing how director Marina Granovskaia appointed replacement Thomas Tuchel. Read Full...

Australians posted photos and videos of long queues and overflowing stores after the city of Perth announced a five-day coronavirus lockdown on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com

Crude oil prices will trade in a range between $45 a barrel and $80 a barrel in the period until 2035, under a set of scenarios developed by the Russian energy ministry in a draft general plan for the gas industry. Read Full Article at ...

Israel, currently the leading country in Covid-19 immunization, has finally agreed to deliver some vaccines to Palestinians. The disparity had been condemned by the UN, which said it violated international law. Read Full Article at RT.c...

Manny Pacquiao's manager has moved to shut down talk from the Filipino boxing legend's past representatives as he prepares to announce the former eight-division boxing superstar's next bout. Read Full Article at RT.com

Russia’s second-largest city has seen a tense standoff between police and supporters of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny on Sunday, as footage emerged of violence and arrests for a second consecutive weekend. Read Full Article ...

Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters have hit Denmark’s streets condemning the government’s coronavirus-induced restrictions during a fiery torch-lit march. Read Full Article at RT.com

Cristiano Ronaldo was able to laugh as he helped Juventus beat Sampdoria 2-0, ending a week in which police confirmed they would be investigating his alleged breach of Covid-19 rules during a snowmobile trip with his lover. Read Full Ar...

The wife of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny, Yulia, has been again detained in Moscow after turning up at an unsanctioned rally calling for her husband's release. Last Saturday, she was released after a few hours. Read F...

A letter sent to US President Joe Biden by allies of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny has sparked a fierce backlash in Moscow. It calls for harsh measures against high-profile Russian officials and businessmen. Read Full Article ...

Paige VanZant says she's stayed quiet about her haters for too long and has told critics of her switch to the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship to "grow up" as she prepares to make her debut for the promotion on February 5. Read Full A...

The final stretch of a cross-border fiber optic cable is set to be laid by China in Pakistan to create the Digital Silk Road (DSR), Nikkei Asia reports. The DSR is part of the broader Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Read Full Ar...

The UK’s Secretary of State for International Trade, Liz Truss, says the European Union has reassured that it will not stop Covid-19 vaccines from entering the UK from Europe, having previously threatened to do so. Read Full Article a...

The Indian government plans to introduce a bill to prohibit “private cryptocurrencies,” paving the way to outlaw the likes of bitcoin. The law is set to facilitate the creation of the nation’s own official digital currency. Read F...

Lionel Messi's Barcelona deal has been labeled as ruinous for the club after a newspaper published purported details showing the scale of his pay, suggesting he will earn up to €555 million (around $673 million) over four years. Read ...

A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan which was linked to the first detected clusters of the disease. Read ...

All hell broke loose at a Polish MMA event on Saturday night when Russian welterweight Shamil Musaev body-slammed his opponent having already defeated him. Read Full Article at RT.com

Supporters of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny have taken to the streets again on Sunday to demand his release from prison. Police have detained more than 100 people at unsanctioned rallies in central Moscow. Read Full Ar...

Representative Stephen F. Lynch of Massachusetts has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said. The lawmaker received his second shot of the Pfizer vaccine before Joe Biden’s inauguration. Read Full Article at RT.com

A huge mass of sea foam covered parts of Ireland’s east coast. Bad weather and high winds blew an especially large mass of it into the town of Bray, located south of Dublin. Read Full Article at RT.com

Supporters of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny are again staging protests in cities across Russia on Sunday. One of the first events was in far eastern Vladivostok, where a crowd gathered on the frozen waters of Amur Bay. Read Fu...

One year after the divorce with the EU, Britain announced plans to join one of the world’s largest free trade agreements. Known as the CPTPP, the deal includes 11 developed and emerging economies around the Pacific Rim. Read Full Arti...

Tunisia has become the third nation in Africa to authorize the Russian-made Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use. The country previously expressed hope that it could get a portion of the vaccines from neighboring Algeria. Read Full Artic...

New Delhi has allowed cinemas and theaters all over the country, except for Covid-19 containment zones, to increase seating from 50 percent to full capacity in a move welcomed by the battered movie industry. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Access to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, called the nation’s largest mass vaccination site, was halted for an hour after a small group of protesters showed up to decry the immunization drive. Read Full Article at RT.com

Robinhood’s co-founders channeled the maximum amount allowed to the campaigns of the House Financial Services Committee heads last year, it has been revealed. The panel is set to investigate the GameStop craze. Read Full Article at RT...

An alleged former believer in the QAnon conspiracy theory apologized on CNN to host Anderson Cooper for believing that he "ate babies" as part of a Satanic ritual. Read Full Article at RT.com

Users in both the US and Canada reported outages on Reddit for a short period on Saturday, with the company admitting there have been “higher error rates” this week amidst newfound attention on the r/WallStreetBets subreddit. Read F...

A joint monitoring center has been opened by Russia and Turkey in the Nagorno-Karabakh region disputed by Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is tasked with recording all truce violations and contacting both sides if necessary. Read Full Article...

Following a recent report that the Biden administration planned on vaccinating detainees at Guantanamo Bay before millions of Americans caused outrage, the Pentagon has announced the plan has been “paused.” Read Full Article at RT.c...

The US Air Force has published footage of its B-52 Stratofortress nuclear-capable bombers flying over the Persian Gulf in what was described as a mission showcasing America’s “global reach capability.” Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Despite Logan Paul's protestations, rumors abound that his much-trumpeted mismatch with boxing great Floyd Mayweather has fallen foul of a lack of interest. Could that herald more quality control when novelty fights are scheduled? Read ...

Grocery store chain Publix has found itself the subject of controversy after a new report revealed that the heiress to the firm put thousands into the Donald Trump rally that preceded the US Capitol riot on January 6. Read Full Article ...

President Joe Biden is getting criticism from both the left and the right for claiming his American Rescue Plan will help Americans struggling during the pandemic by offering a $2,000 stimulus – an amount also pushed for by Trump. Rea...

Russian sliders Vsevolod Kashkin and Konstantin Korshunov have suffered a bizarre disqualification at the Luge World Championships in Konigssee, Germany after being punished for using their hands to help cross the finish line. Read Full...

UFC president Dana White may have been forced to admit defeat in his hopes of bringing Khabib Nurmagomedov back for a final title defense to reach 30-0, but one potential avenue remains, according to the Russian star's coach. Read Full ...

Chelsea and Russian owner Roman Abramovich may have made a major mistake in passing up the chance to snap up a proven Premier League manager in Mauricio Pochettino, according to football pundit and Arsenal legend Paul Merson. Read Full ...

Austria’s police have found almost 100 people from Europe and beyond, who found a way to circumvent the nation’s strict Covid-19 lockdown and relax at one of its top ski resorts despite a ban on foreign tourist activities. Read Full...

Rising UFC lightweight star Rafael Fiziev has said that he's not yet focusing on a run at the lightweight title, instead admitting that his immediate goal is to accumulate as many bonuses as possible. Read Full Article at RT.com ...

Two-weight UFC champion Amanda Nunes's wife, Nina Ansaroff, has offered support to Raquel Pennington after Nunes's former victim copped a six-month ban from bosses for confessing to taking two prohibited substances from a doctor. Read F...

French citizens are once again protesting a bill that punishes those who release photos and videos identifying police officers, something critics say is a major challenge to press freedom. Read Full Article at RT.com

Disgruntled Marseille fans have stormed the club's training ground to protest at the club's directors, French outlet RMC reported on Saturday, with social media clips appearing to show pyrotechnics being let off at the scene. Read Full ...

Social media sensation Paige Spiranac has admitted that being online "crushes her confidence" at times, replying to messages that have accused her of being a cynical show-off with her routinely racy selfies across her platforms. Read Fu...

Indian authorities expressed outrage as the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Davis, California, gifted by the government of India in 2016, has been torn down and vandalized by unknown assailants. Read Full Article at RT.com

Germany will shoot itself in the foot if the federal government rejects the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, according to Germany’s former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Read Full Article at RT.com

Former Chelsea keeper Mark Bosnich believes new boss Thomas Tuchel, famed for fractious relationship with club hierarchy, must "pick his battles" at the London club, and the untried German will be "shocked" by English football. Read Ful...

Music news publications announced the artist’s early Saturday morning death in Athens, where she had been living, following an unspecified “sudden accident.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has urged Twitter, Instagram and Facebook to "do more" against trolls who have sent racist abuse to youngster Reece James, adding that he cannot fathom how bullies "have such hate in their heart". Read ...

Police have reportedly raided a wild party inside a remote warehouse near Paris, issuing dozens of fines for violating Covid-19 restrictions. The event was described by the media as an “orgy.” Read Full Article at RT.com

Australian ace Nick Kyrgios says he's refreshed and ready to go ahead of next month's Australian Open, but has also revealed that he didn't really miss the game – or his rivals - during the sport's COVID-19 enforced hiatus. Read Full ...

Russian construction mogul Arkady Rotenberg says he's the beneficiary of an extensive property on the Black Sea coast, which has been widely touted by Alexey Navalny and Western media as a secret residence of Vladimir Putin. Read Full A...

World Championships silver medalist Calle Halfvarsson has confessed to agony in his private parts in the worst cold of his career, after watching as some skiers endured temperatures below 20 degrees at the La Diagonela marathon. Read Fu...

World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Margaret Harris has said that it is morally and economically right to help with immunisation worldwide rather than “rushing” to vaccinate everyone in one country. Read Full Article at RT....

Former UK Secretary of State for Northern Island, Julian Smith has accused the European Union of committing “an almost Trumpian act” after it made an effort to stop vaccines from entering the UK at the Northern Irish border. Read Fu...

Barcelona presidential hopeful Joan Laporta has reiterated his suspicions of PSG as they eye a move for Lionel Messi, accusing the French giants of a "lack of experience" and a potential breach of financial rules to seal the deal. Read ...

India’s economy, which was severely hit by the coronavirus lockdowns, is expected to see a strong recovery as soon as the 2021-22 fiscal year, according to the latest report penned by the country’s chief economic adviser. Read Full ...

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich wasn't right to sack Frank Lampard and should have given him more time in the job, but his ruthless methods have been unquestionably successful - that's the view of former Blues 'keeper Mark Bosnich. Read ...

A cheerleader and beauty pageant contestant has reportedly filed a lawsuit against a university in the US, claiming that dancers at football games were "presented as sex objects" to "titillate" men who made advances towards them. Read F...